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Los Angeles Municipal Code ch. IX, art. 9, div. 5, pt. ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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Los Angeles Municipal Code § 99.05.211 RENEWABLE ENERGY.

SEC. 99.05.211. RENEWABLE ENERGY. (Amended by Ord. No. 184,692, Eff. 12/30/16.) 99.05.211.1. Solar Ready Buildings. Comply with California Energy Code Section 110.10. EXCEPTIONS: 1. Additions having less than 2,000 sq. ft. of new roof area; 2. Alterations.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 99.05.303 INDOOR WATER USE.

SEC. 99.05.303. INDOOR WATER USE. (Amended by Ord. No. 186,488, Eff. 12/27/19.) 99.05.303.1.1. New Buildings or Additions in Excess of 50,000 Square Feet. Separate submeters or meters shall be installed as follows: 1. For each individual leased, rented, or other tenant space within the building projected to consume more than 100 gallons per day (380 L/day). 2. Where potable water is used for industrial/process uses, for water supplied to the following subsystems: a. Makeup water for cooling towers where flow through is greater than 500 gpm (30 L/s). b. Makeup water for evaporative coolers greater than 6 gpm (0.04 L/s). c. Steam and hot-water boilers with energy input more than 500,000 Btu/h (147 kW). 3. For each building that uses more than 100 gallons per day on a parcel containing multiple buildings. 99.05.303.2. Water Use Reduction. Each building shall demonstrate a 20% overall reduction in potable water use. The reduction shall be based on the maximum allowable water use per plumbing fixture and fittings as required by the LAMC. To comply with this subsection, a calculation demonstrating a 20% reduction in the building "water use baseline", as established in LAMC Table 99.05.303.2.2, shall be provided. EXCEPTIONS: 1. Projects with plumbing systems having fixtures and fittings that comply with the maximum flow rate values shown in LAMC Table 99.05.303.2.3. 2. Additions and alterations to buildings with fixtures and fittings complying with the maximum flow rate values shown in LAMC Table 99.05.303.2.3. This provision shall apply only to new fixtures. 3. Buildings utilizing recycled water in accordance with LAMC Subsection 99.05.305.2. 4. Replacement of plumbing fixtures and fittings. TABLE 99.05.303.2.2 WATER USE BASELINE 4 (Amended by Ord. No. 188,797, Eff. 12/31/25.) FIXTURE TYPE | BASELINE FLOW RATE | DURATION | DAILY USES | OCCUPANTS 2 Showerheads | 1.8 gpm @ 80 psi | 5 min. | 1 | X 2a Lavatory Faucets, Non-Residential | 0.5 gpm @ 60 psi | .25 min. | 3 | X Kitchen Faucets | 1.8 gpm @ 60 psi | 4 min. | 1 | X 2b Replacement Aerators | 2.2 gpm | | | Metering Faucets | 0.20 gallons/cycle | .25 min. | 3 | X Water Closets | 1.28 gallons/flush | 1 flush | 1 male 1 3 female | X Urinals | 0.125 gallons/flush | 1 flush | 2 male | X Fixture "Water Use" = Flow rate × Duration × Occupants × Daily uses 1. The daily use number shall be increased to three if urinals are not installed in the room. 2. Refer to Table 4-1, Chapter 4 of the California Plumbing Code, for occupant load factors. a. Shower use by occupants depends on the type of use of a building or portion of a building. For example, the total occupant load for a health club, but only a fraction of the occupants in an office building as determined by the anticipated number of users. b. Kitchen faucet use is determined by the occupant load of the area served by the fixture. 3. Floor-mounted urinals @ 0.5 GPF or wall-mounted urinals @ 0.125 GPF. 4. Use Worksheet WS-1 of the CALGreen Code to calculate baseline water use. TABLE 99.05.303.2.3 WATER REDUCTION FIXTURE FLOW RATES FIXTURE TYPE | MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FLOW RATE Lavatory Faucets, Non-Residential* | 0.4 gpm @ 60 psi 0.20 gallons/cycle Kitchen Faucets** | 1.50 gpm @ 60 psi Dishwashers | ENERGY-STAR certified Clothes Washers | ENERGY-STAR certified * Not required if using nonwater or hybrid urinals throughout the project. ** Kitchen faucets may temporarily increase the flow to 2.2 gpm at 60 psi, and must default to 1.5 gpm at 60 psi. This requirement does not apply to a faucet in commercial kitchens. 99.05.303.6. Standards for Plumbing Fixtures and Fittings. Plumbing fixtures and fittings shall be installed in accordance with the Los Angeles Plumbing Code, and shall meet the applicable standards referenced in California Plumbing Code Table 1701.1 and in Chapter 6 of CALGreen. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,198, Eff. 11/22/17.)

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 99.05.304 OUTDOOR WATER USE

SEC. 99.05.304. OUTDOOR WATER USE (Amended by Ord. No. 184,692, Eff. 12/30/16.) 99.05.304.7. Exterior Faucets. Locks shall be installed on all publicly accessible exterior faucets and hose bibs.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 99.05.305 WATER REUSE SYSTEMS.

SEC. 99.05.305. WATER REUSE SYSTEMS. (Amended by Ord. No. 184,692, Eff. 12/30/16.) 99.05.305.1. Recycled Water Supply to Fixtures. (Amended by Ord. No. 186,488, Eff. 12/27/19.) When City-recycled water is available within 200 feet of the property line, 100 percent of water for water closets, urinals, floor drains, and process cooling and heating in that building shall come from City-recycled water. Recycled water systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with the Los Angeles Plumbing Code. EXCEPTIONS: 1. Additions that use any part of the existing plumbing system. 2. Alterations that do not include replacing all of the potable water piping. 3. Where City-recycled water quality has been deemed non-suitable for a particular fixture or equipment, connection to the City is not required. The fixture and/or equipment shall be dual-plumbed to allow for future connection. 99.05.305.2. Graywater Ready. (Amended by Ord. No. 186,488, Eff. 12/27/19.) Waste piping shall be arranged to permit the discharge from the clothes washer, bathtub, showers and bathroom/restroom washbasins to be used for a future graywater irrigation system(s). The flow from the fixtures shall be piped separately, and shall, at a minimum, be adequate to supply the irrigation demand as determined by the California Department of Water Resources' Model Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance (MWELO). The point(s) of connection between graywater piping and other waste piping shall be accessible (as defined in LAMC Section 99.02.202) and provided with signage that is satisfactory to the Department. EXCEPTIONS: 1. Buildings with a graywater, rainwater harvesting, or other water reuse system. 2. Sites with landscape areas not exceeding 500 square feet (46.45 m 2 ). 3. Projects where graywater systems are not permitted due to geological conditions. 4. Additions and alterations that use the existing building drain. 99.05.305.3. Cooling Towers [N]. Cooling towers shall comply with one of the following: 1. Cooling towers shall have a minimum of 6 cycles of concentration (blowdown); or 2. A minimum of 50 percent of makeup water supply shall come from non-potable water sources, including treated backwash. 99.05.305.4. Groundwater Discharge [N]. Where groundwater is being extracted and discharged, a system for onsite reuse of the groundwater, shall be developed and constructed. Alternatively, the groundwater may be discharged to the sewer.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 99.05.408 CONSTRUCTION WASTE REDUCTION, DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING.

SEC. 99.05.408. CONSTRUCTION WASTE REDUCTION, DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING. (Amended by Ord. No. 186,488, Eff. 12/27/19.) 99.05.408.1. Construction Waste Diversion. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.) Comply with LAMC Section 66.32 et seq.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 99.05.504

SEC. 99.05.504. (Amended by Ord. No. 186,486, Eff. 1/28/20.) Tables 5.504.4.1, 5.504.4.2, and 5.504.4.3 of the California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11 are not adopted. The following tables shall apply instead: TABLE 99.05.504.4.1 ADHESIVE VOC LIMIT 1, 2 Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds in Grams per Liter (Amended by Ord. No. 188,797, Eff. 12/31/25.) ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATIONS | VOC LIMIT Indoor carpet adhesives | 50 Carpet pad adhesives | 50 Outdoor carpet adhesives | 150 Wood flooring adhesives | 100 Rubber floor adhesives | 60 Subfloor adhesives | 50 Ceramic tile adhesives | 65 VCT and asphalt tile adhesives | 50 Drywall and panel adhesives | 50 Cove base adhesives | 50 Multipurpose construction adhesives | 70 Structural glazing adhesives | 100 Single-ply roof membrane adhesives | 250 Other adhesives not specifically listed | 250 SPECIALTY APPLICATIONS | VOC LIMIT PVC welding | 510 CPVC welding | 490 ABS welding | 325 Plastic cement welding | 100 Adhesive primer for plastic | 550 Contact adhesive | 80 Special purpose contact adhesive | 250 Structural wood member adhesive | 140 Top and trim adhesive | 540 SUBSTRATE SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS | VOC LIMIT Metal to metal | 30 Plastic foams | 50 Porous material (except wood) | 50 Wood | 30 Fiberglass | 80 1. If an adhesive is used to bond dissimilar substrates together, the adhesive with the highest VOC content shall be allowed. 2. For additional information regarding methods to measure the VOC content specified in this table, see South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1168. TABLE 99.05.504.4.2 SEALANT VOC LIMIT Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds in Grams per Liter (Amended by Ord. No. 188,797, Eff. 12/31/25.) SEALANTS | VOC LIMIT Architectural | 50 Marine deck | 760 Non-membrane roof | 300 Roadway | 250 Single-ply roof membrane | 450 Other | 420 SEALANT PRIMERS | VOC LIMIT Architectural | Nonporous | 250 Porous | 775 Modified bituminous | 500 Marine deck | 760 Other | 750 TABLE 99.05.504.4.3 VOC CONTENT LIMITS FOR ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS 2, 3 Grams of VOC per Liter of Coating Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds (Amended by Ord. No. 188,797, Eff. 12/31/25.) COATING CATEGORY | VOC LIMIT Flat coatings | 50 Nonflat coatings | 50 Nonflat-high gloss coatings | 50 SPECIALTY COATINGS | VOC LIMIT Aluminum roof coatings | 100 Basement specialty coatings | 400 Bituminous roof coatings | 50 Bituminous roof primers | 350 Bond breakers | 350 Concrete curing compounds | 100 Concrete curing compounds, Roadways & Bridges | 350 Concrete/masonry sealers | 100 Driveway sealers | 50 Dry fog coatings | 50 Faux finishing coatings | Clear Top Coat | 100 Decorative Coatings | 350 Glazes | 350 Japan | 350 Trowel Applied Coatings | 50 Fire resistive coatings | 150 Floor coatings | 50 Form-release compounds | 100 Graphic arts coatings (sign paints) | 200 High temperature coatings | 420 Industrial maintenance coatings | 100 Low solids coatings 1 | 120 Magnesite cement coatings | 450 Mastic texture coatings | 100 Metallic pigmented coatings | 150 Multicolor coatings | 250 Pretreatment wash primers | 420 Primers, sealers, and undercoaters | 100 Reactive penetrating sealers | 350 Recycled coatings | 250 Roof coatings | 50 Roof coatings, aluminum | 100 Rust preventative coatings | 100 Shellacs | Clear | 730 Opaque | 550 Specialty primers, sealers and undercoaters | 100 Stains | 100 Stains, Interior | 250 Stone consolidants | 450 Swimming pool coatings | 340 Traffic marking coatings | 100 Tub and tile refinish coatings | 420 Waterproofing membranes | 100 Wood coatings | 275 Wood preservatives | 350 Zinc-rich primers | 100 1. Grams of VOC per liter of coating, including water and including exempt compounds. 2. The specified limits remain in effect unless revised limits are listed in subsequent columns in the table. 3. Values in this table are derived from those specified by the South Coast Air Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1113. More information is available from the SCAQMD.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-215184Fetched: 10/24/2026

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